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Jean-Baptiste MORAND dit GRIMARD was born 7 June 1685 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste MORAND dit GRIMARD was the child of Pierre MORAND and Marie-Madeleine GRIMARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GRIMARD and Christine REYNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth DUBOIS 7 November 1707 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Elisabeth DUBOIS was born 19 May 1692 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Elisabeth died 20 December 1740 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Elisabeth was the child of Jean DUBOIS and Marie-Anne MAILLOUX (MAILLOU).
Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Angélique HAMEL 7 November 1741 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique HAMEL was born abt. 1698 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Angélique died 14 December 1760 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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